Airbus A380

The sleeping aviation giant finally is waking up. It could be the next big thing for aerospace.

Inbound travel from overseas to Japan is booming, but outbound tourism is unlikely to fully recover until late 2024.

Etihad Airways has no immediate plans to bring more Airbus A380s out of storage beyond the four it has recently returned to service.

Qatar Airways is planning to keep its eight Airbus A380s in service until its first Boeing 777X is delivered.

The flight took place from Emirates’ base at Dubai International Airport.

Lufthansa Technik signed new deals covering base maintenance, component support and technician training at the Dubai Airshow.

Emissions figures for Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways are mostly in line with other full-service carriers, but unlike those carriers, are not trending downward.

The first Global Airlines Airbus A380 will undergo cabin refurbishments from January 2024.

Delays have led Emirates to extend operations of the 777-300ER fleet.

Long-haul startup Global Airlines is actively looking at any Airbus A380s that come on the market as it prepares to launch transatlantic services.

Emirates plans to reveal further orders taking fleet plans into the 2030s, but new players like Riyadh Air and a revived Indian aviation sector are emerging.

Wet lease specialist Hi Fly will work with startup Global Airlines on preparing the A380s for the carrier’s planned launch of operations in summer 2024.

Lufthansa Group CEO Carsten Spohr discusses North American route expansion, ITA, returning the Airbus A380 to service and supply chain problems.

A quasi CFIT involving an AirHub-operated Airbus A320 was the most serious incident in 2022 in France.

French air safety investigation bureau BEA has started an investigation after an Emirates-operated Airbus A380 was found damaged by a potential drone collision.

Qantas has ordered more Boeing 787s and Airbus A350s to replace its A330s, and said the A350-1000 will take over its A380 routes one day.

All Nippon Airways intends to deploy Boeing 787-10s on domestic trunk routes from February.

Qantas plans to boost its international capacity beyond 2019 levels in mid-2024, aided by the expected return to service of its last two parked Airbus A380s.

An update on the global operations of the Airbus A380.

The Airbus A380 will be reinstated on the daily Singapore-to-Frankfurt service from March 31, 2024, marking the return of Singapore Airlines' quadjet to Europe.

This week we break down the A380's flight hours a little, by operator.

Aviation Week's Lee Ann Shay, James Pozzi and Dan Williams discuss the present and future of the A380 and its aftermarket.

A look at the Trent 900 & GP7000 engine fleets, utilization rates and shop visit projections over the next decade.

Global Airlines plans to operate two versions of its Airbus A380s when it launches services, planned for summer 2024.

Due to high travel demand, a pilot shortage, and new build delivery delays, the A380 looks like a very interesting proposition again.